The Guardian's 1000 Films to See Before You Die

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"Well over a century has passed since the Lumière brothers frightened the life out of Parisians with The Arrival of a Train at a Station, and well over a million titles have since been recorded - if the Internet Movie Database is anything to go by.

Out of these million-plus movies, our team of experts has picked what we believe is the essential 1,000 - those that best sum up the dazzling achievement and variety of the movies."

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  1. 722 +4

    Pulp Fiction

    1994, in 38 top lists Check
  2. 801 +4

    The Shawshank Redemption

    1994, in 24 top lists Check
  3. 813 +4

    The Silence of the Lambs

    1991, in 36 top lists Check
  4. 357 +4

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  5. 742 +4

    Reservoir Dogs

    1992, in 26 top lists Check
  6. 186 -

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
  7. 646 +4

    Ocean's Eleven

    2001, in 6 top lists Check
  8. 97 -

    The Big Lebowski

    1998, in 26 top lists Check
  9. 362 +4

    Goodfellas

    1990, in 31 top lists Check
  10. 941 +4

    The Usual Suspects

    1995, in 24 top lists Check
  11. 517 +4

    Léon

    1994 — a.k.a. Léon: The Professional, in 23 top lists Check
  12. 878 +4

    Taxi Driver

    1976, in 34 top lists Check
  13. 312 +4

    Fargo

    1996, in 27 top lists Check
  14. 783 +4

    Scarface

    1983, in 19 top lists Check
  15. 970 +4

    Who Framed Roger Rabbit

    1988, in 16 top lists Check
  16. 181 -

    Cidade de Deus

    2002 — a.k.a. City of God, in 22 top lists Check
  17. 908 +4

    To Kill a Mockingbird

    1962, in 18 top lists Check
  18. 495 +4

    L.A. Confidential

    1997, in 27 top lists Check
  19. 395 +4

    Heat

    1995, in 23 top lists Check
  20. 162 -

    Casino

    1995, in 11 top lists Check
  21. 305 +4

    Face/Off

    1997, in 7 top lists Check
  22. 753 +4

    RoboCop

    1987, in 15 top lists Check
  23. 115 -

    The Blues Brothers

    1980, in 11 top lists Check
  24. 92 -

    Beverly Hills Cop

    1984, in 7 top lists Check
  25. 830 +4

    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
  26. 637 +4

    North by Northwest

    1959, in 30 top lists Check
  27. 192 -

    Con Air

    1997, in 3 top lists Check
  28. 60 -

    Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

    1997, in 3 top lists Check
  29. 334 +4

    The Fugitive

    1993, in 8 top lists Check
  30. 963 +4

    West Side Story

    1961, in 22 top lists Check
  31. 940 +4

    The Untouchables

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  32. 149 -

    Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

    1969, in 21 top lists Check
  33. 455 +4

    Jackie Brown

    1997, in 5 top lists Check
  34. 658 +4

    Once Upon a Time in America

    1984, in 19 top lists Check
  35. 255 +4

    Dog Day Afternoon

    1975, in 23 top lists Check
  36. 114 -

    Blue Velvet

    1986, in 27 top lists Check
  37. 617 +4

    The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

    1988, in 7 top lists Check
  38. 852 +4

    The Sting

    1973, in 17 top lists Check
  39. 321 +4

    A Fish Called Wanda

    1988, in 8 top lists Check
  40. 552 +4

    The Maltese Falcon

    1941, in 27 top lists Check
  41. 119 -

    Bonnie and Clyde

    1967, in 28 top lists Check
  42. 885 +4

    Thelma & Louise

    1991, in 13 top lists Check
  43. 411 +4

    A History of Violence

    2005, in 11 top lists Check
  44. 247 +4

    Dirty Harry

    1971, in 17 top lists Check
  45. 733 +4

    Rashômon

    1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check
  46. 264 +4

    Double Indemnity

    1944, in 37 top lists Check
  47. 545 +4

    M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

    1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check
  48. 855 +4

    Strangers on a Train

    1951, in 17 top lists Check
  49. 657 +4

    On the Waterfront

    1954, in 32 top lists Check
  50. 252 +4

    Do the Right Thing

    1989, in 25 top lists Check
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Last updated on Jun 9, 2020 by joachimt; source